Mullerʼs Ambulatory Phlebectomy for Varicose Veins of the Foot

Abstract

The venous anatomy of the foot does not indicate major restrictions in the treatment of its varicosities. Ambulatory phlebectomy is the safest and most elegant treatment option for varicose veins of the foot. Venous surgery and sclerotherapy may be used successfully in special cases only.

Patient Satisfaction After Ambulatory Phlebectomy of Varicose Veins in the Foot

“…It has proven to be a safe and effective therapy modality for varicose veins of most calibers. In a review of the literature we found that AMP can be used safely for varicose veins of the feet 1 . We have also demonstrated preliminary results of 14 treated patients in our clinic.…”

“…AMP is also reported to enhance cosmetic appearance 1 . In 20% of the cases treated in our clinic, postoperative complications occurred and standard procedures were followed to deal with these problems.…”

Prospective Randomized Blind Controlled Trial Comparing Sutures, Tape, and Octylcyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive for Skin Closure After Phlebectomy

“…All patients had miniphlebectomy with the Muller tech‐ nique 11 with a no. 11 scalpel with an average stitch length of 5 mm.…”

Phlebectomy – cosmetic indications

“…Regions particularly appropriate for ambulatory phlebectomy include the accessory saphenous veins of the thigh, groin pudendal veins, reticular varicose veins (popliteal fold, lateral thigh and leg), in particular if feeding telangiectasias (Fig. 4a–b), 20,21 veins of the ankles and the dorsal venous network of the foot 22–24 (Fig. 5a–b).…”